While flipping through the newspaper, I found Nairoibi City Council advertising their new blog. This is a lovely move forward and I am hoping they seriously start using it and make good of it.

I did browse through the blog and noticed only 2 blog posts were done, one in June the other in August. I guess this was more of a test and learning phase for the people who will be blogging from the City Council. Now that you have advertised the site, please put it to work. Its a really good initiative to reach out to the people providing them with information and at the same time taking in their views and comments. It also puts into motion the notion of working hand in hand to progress together.

I have seen Town Clerk Philip Kisia, respond constantly in the dailies watchman section, so I am confident that once the blog is in full use he will get to the public in a much easier and efficient way.Through this blog Mr. Kisia feels the general public will now have the power and opportunity to run the city. The Council should use this site to make people aware of all existing and new by-laws.

The council needs to start embracing technology in many other areas to improve its services to the city of Nairobi and also to cut the losses in makes due to improper transactions taking place in various areas and due to improper records.

Meanwhile kudos to Mr. Kisia for making the move and its the beginning to something good once fully in use.

I would love to see what you guys out there have to say about this and welcome your views and comments.